"Knowing where and who are intimately linked."

-- Gary Snyder

#Home Quotes #Knowing Quotes

“In matters pertaining to the care of life there has been no marked gain over Greek and Roman antiquity.”
“Neither refuse to give help when it is needed,... nor refuse to accept it when it is offered.”

Source : Lloyd Alexander (2014). “The Book of Three: The Chronicles of Prydain”, p.82, Usborne Publishing Ltd
“We are all part of the life cycle. Like a seed we are born, we sprout, we grow, we mature and decay, making room for future generations who, like seedlings, are reborn through us. As for the persistence of consciousness, deep down, I thought, 'How can we know?' Perhaps we simply return to the elements; we become earth and air and fire and water. That seemed all right to me.”
“Clarabelle...Clarabelle... You worked as Kenspeckle Grouse's assistant, did you not?' 'One of the. He fired all the others.' 'But not you?' 'He fired me on the second day, but I kept coming in. I had nowhere else to go.' 'And then you killed him.' 'Yes.' 'A Remnant squirmed inside you, and you killed Kenspeckle Grouse.' 'Yes.' Nye grinned. 'You're hired. But I have warn you, if you try to kill me, I will dissect you and sing along to your screams.' 'Can I have Mondays off?' 'You may.”
“Good intentions can often lead to unintended consequences. It is hard to imagine a law intended for the workforce known to Henry Ford can serve the needs of a workplace shaped by the innovations of Bill Gates.”

Source : "Walberg Statement: Hearing on "The Fair Labor Standards Act: Is It Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First Century Economy?" As prepared for delivery". Committee Statements, edworkforce.house.gov. July 14, 2011.
“I'm disappointed . . . that the president has not done more to demand that Congress and other federal agencies make the same sacrifices millions of Americans are already making. There is no charity without sacrifice.”
“To think about your life is to create it. You have to take ownership of where you are right now and know where you want to go before you can get there. Keep collecting evidence for your success. You can believe it, and you can be it.”

Source : Ali VIncent (2010). “Believe It, Be It: How Being the Biggest Loser Won Me Back My Life”, p.165, Rodale
“We are in the extreme centre, the radical middle. That is our position.”

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